Fewers pulling ambulance out of Cape Broyle by summer, future coverage still undecided
Residents have complained ambulance coverage has been inconsistent at best in the region, with stretches of days with no coverage.
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Residents have complained ambulance coverage has been inconsistent at best in the region, with stretches of days with no coverage.
Full private-sector ambulance services were restored across rural Newfoundland on Tuesday evening, after a bill was signed into law outlawing a four-day strike by 120 drivers and paramedics.
A bill to push paramedics and emergency medical responders back to work has received royal assent in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Trepassey's mayor says she's been told the town's only ambulance will be removed from service in six months.
The union representing more than 100 employees at seven ambulance services in rural Newfoundland says enough is enough.